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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 Welcome (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 Welcome. 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 doctors and 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.

Welcome is located in Otsego County.

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 Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.

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

  • Otsego County     (The home county of Welcome)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
    • Garrattsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Otsego County
    • Hartwick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vision
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
    • Edmeston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
      • Laurens is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <1>
    • Morris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <1>
    • Burlington Flats
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Snowdon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
    • South Edmeston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Cattown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
    • New Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <1>
    • Button City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • Mount Upton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherburne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • North Norwich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
    • Norwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <1>
    • Haynes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
    • East Guilford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • Guilford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
    • North Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • Davenport Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Shackport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
    • Simpsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
    • Sidney Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Kortright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Mundale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
    • Sidney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Bloomville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Delhi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • Harpersfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
      • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <1>
    • Chepachet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepachet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
    • South Columbia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
    • Millers Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
    • Cullen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
    • Deck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
      • Deck is located in Herkimer County
    • Edicks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
    • Paines Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
      • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
    • Ilion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Mohawk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Norwich Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Starkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
      • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Hamilton Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
    • Earlville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
      • Earlville is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <1>
    • Hamilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <1>
    • Randallsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bouckville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecksport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Solsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsville
      • Solsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsville <1>
    • Pine Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
    • West Eaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
      • West Eaton is located in Madison County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
    • Sprout Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookman Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Buel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <1>
    • Pine Village Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
    • Stockwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Cassville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sangerfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Waterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sauquoit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Oriskany Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany Falls
      • Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany Falls <1>
    • Augusta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
    • Leesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Seward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • Beards Hollow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
    • Janesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Richmondville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sharon Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
      • Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Welcome ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welcome.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welcome, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welcome.

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 Welcome:

Cemeteries Near Welcome ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welcome.

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

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

  • Welcome Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Cemetery
  • Buck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Chapin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapin Cemetery
  • Tiffany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiffany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiffany Cemetery
  • Lena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Cemetery
  • Butternut Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butternut Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butternut Valley Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
  • Lull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lull Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
  • Butts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Butts Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494406 <5>
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
  • Continue List   (431 more) ...
    • Mt. Vision Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vision Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vision Cemetery
    • Mt. Vision Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vision Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vision Methodist Cemetery
    • Old Mt. Vision Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Welcome had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Garrattsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Lisbon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
    • New Lisbon is located in Otsego County
  • Lena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Otsego County
  • South Hartwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hartwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartwick
    • South Hartwick is located in Otsego County
  • Mount Vision
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Laurens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurens
    • West Laurens is located in Otsego County
  • West Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
    • West Burlington is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <1>
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
  • Pittsfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
  • Morris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <1>
  • Laurens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
    • Laurens is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <1>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Edmeston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlington Flats
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chase
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Otsego County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Welcome. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Welcome) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Welcome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6237, Longitude: -75.1450    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Welcome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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