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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 West Edmeston (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 West Edmeston. 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 West Edmeston ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Edmeston: W. Edmeston

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.

West Edmeston is located in Otsego 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 West Edmeston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Edmeston:

  • Otsego County     (The home county of West Edmeston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Edmeston, with the one closest to West Edmeston listed first.
    • Burlington Flats
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Edmeston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Edmeston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • West Burlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Pittsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Garrattsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Patent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Snowdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Welcome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Hartwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lena is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Brighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Edmeston, with the one closest to West Edmeston listed first.
    • Button City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • New Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sherburne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • North Norwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lathams Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Kirk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Beaver Meadow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Otselic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Mount Upton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Edmeston, with the one closest to West Edmeston listed first.
    • North Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Davenport Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Simpsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Edmeston, with the one closest to West Edmeston listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chepachet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Cedarville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • South Columbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Norwich Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Cullen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Ilion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Corrado Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edicks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
    • Mohawk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Deck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Deck is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Edmeston, with the one closest to West Edmeston listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • East Hamilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Earlville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Randallsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Solsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bouckville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecksport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pine Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Morrisville Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Edmeston, with the one closest to West Edmeston listed first.
    • Brookman Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Sprout Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Edmeston, with the one closest to West Edmeston listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stockwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • North Bridgewater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Pine Village Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Sangerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Waterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Sauquoit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near West Edmeston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Edmeston.

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 West Edmeston - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • West Edmeston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • South Brookfield Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Taylor Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leonardsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookfield Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (458 more) ...
    • Demming Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hoxie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crumb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Edmeston had a population of 222 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Brookfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • South Brookfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brookfield
  • North Edmeston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • North Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edmeston
  • Tallette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallette is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallette
  • Brookfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Edmeston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Burlington Flats
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • South Edmeston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
  • Unadilla Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Unadilla Forks is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Forks
  • West Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • West Exeter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Exeter is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Exeter
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Plainfield Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Pittsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Burlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in West Edmeston ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Edmeston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Edmeston, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Edmeston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Edmeston:

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>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 West Edmeston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- West Edmeston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.