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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 Wells Corner (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 Wells Corner. 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 Wells Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wells Corner: Wells Cor. (or less commonly used: Wells Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Wells Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wells Corner may originally have been Well's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wells Corner might be written as Well Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

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

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Wells Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Corner, with the one closest to Wells Corner listed first.
    • Augusta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Vernon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
    • Oriskany Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Sherrill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clark Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Bartlett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
    • Lowell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Oneida County
    • Westmoreland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida Castle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sconondoa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
    • Waterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Corner, with the one closest to Wells Corner listed first.
    • Button City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Smyrna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>
    • Columbus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • Sherburne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Otselic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
    • Otselic Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otselic Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • North Norwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
    • New Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kirk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Corner, with the one closest to Wells Corner listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • West Winfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Cedarville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Chepachet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepachet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
    • Corrado Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 <3>
    • Millers Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
    • Ilion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 <3>
    • Mohawk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Herkimer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kast Bridge
      (25 miles [40.2 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
    • East Herkimer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Lewis County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Corner, with the one closest to Wells Corner listed first.
    • Munns
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
      • Munns is located in Madison County
    • Munnsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Kenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
    • Solsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsville
      • Solsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsville <3>
    • Pratts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Siloam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pratts Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
    • Oneida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bouckville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Corner, with the one closest to Wells Corner listed first.
    • Eagle Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Mycenae
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
    • Tall Pines Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Delphi Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Manlius
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manlius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
      • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <3>
    • Fayetteville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
    • Watervale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
    • Minoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <3>
    • Fabius
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Log City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Lyndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Corner, with the one closest to Wells Corner listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
    • Nicholsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
    • Constantia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Corner, with the one closest to Wells Corner listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • South Edmeston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Burlington Flats
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
    • Edmeston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Burlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Richfield Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
      • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <3>
    • Pittsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
    • Snowdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
    • Garrattsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Wells Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wells Corner.

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

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

  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Toole Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Toole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Toole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knoxboro - Augusta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoxboro - Augusta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoxboro - Augusta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thistle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thistle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thistle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bronson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twitchel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twitchel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twitchel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deansboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackmen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackmen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (425 more) ...
    • Munnsville Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munnsville Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munnsville Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge 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.<6>

While we didn't find Wells Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wells Corner.

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

  • Vernon Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
    • Vernon Center is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon Center <3>
  • Knoxboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxboro
    • Knoxboro is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxboro <3>
  • Augusta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Augusta is located in Oneida County
  • Stockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Stockbridge is located in Madison County
  • Munnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oriskany Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
  • Lairdsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lairdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
    • Lairdsville is located in Oneida County
  • Bennetts Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
    • Bennetts Corners is located in Madison County
  • Valley Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Hecla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Hecla is located in Oneida County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sherrill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
    • Siloam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Madison County

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

Newspapers Published in Wells Corner ...

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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wells Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wells Corner.

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 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 Wells Corner:

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

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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Wells Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wells Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wells Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0145, Longitude: -75.4924       In this case, the coordinates for Wells Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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