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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 Harpersfield (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 Harpersfield. 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 Harpersfield ...

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.

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

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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Harpersfield is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of West Harpersfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Harpersfield, with the one closest to West Harpersfield listed first.
    • North Kortright
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Harpersfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stamford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
    • Simpsonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
    • Hobart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <1>
    • South Kortright
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bloomville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shackport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
    • Bovina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
    • Bovina Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grand Gorge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roxbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Harpersfield, with the one closest to West Harpersfield listed first.
    • Potter Hollow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cooksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
    • Preston Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Preston Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Hollow
      • Preston Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston Hollow <1>
    • Medusa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Rensselaerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Harpersfield, with the one closest to West Harpersfield listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Lexington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Kill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
    • Jewett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Windham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
    • Brooksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
    • Spruceton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
    • Cornwallville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hunter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <1>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Harpersfield, with the one closest to West Harpersfield listed first.
    • Ames
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
    • Buel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
    • Sprout Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lykers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
    • Flat Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Harpersfield, with the one closest to West Harpersfield listed first.
    • Schenevus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Worcester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Maryland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Colliersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Decatur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
    • Portlandville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
    • Oneonta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <1>
    • Middlefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
    • South Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
      • South Valley is located in Otsego County
    • Hartwick Seminary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartwick Seminary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Seminary
      • Hartwick Seminary is located in Otsego County
    • Bowerstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
      • Bowerstown is located in Otsego County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Harpersfield, with the one closest to West Harpersfield listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
    • Richmondville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vintonton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vintonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
    • Broome Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Warnerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Manorkill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Janesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Seward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
    • Cobleskill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Sullivan County
    • Lew Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Harpersfield, with the one closest to West Harpersfield listed first.
    • Highmount
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hill <1>
    • Belle Ayr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Ayr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Bushnellsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
    • Big Indian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Indian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Indian
      • Big Indian is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Indian <1>
    • Shandaken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oliverea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near West Harpersfield ...

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

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

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

  • Harpersfield Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpersfield Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harpersfield Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Kortright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Kortright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Kortright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilchrist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilchrist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilchrist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Braehead Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braehead Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braehead Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Harpersfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Harpersfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Harpersfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covenanter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenanter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Jefferson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Titus Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Titus Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Titus Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Simpson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Locust Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant 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.<4>

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

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

  • North Kortright
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • Harpersfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • North Harpersfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harpersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
  • South Worcester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
    • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
  • Hobart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <1>
  • Stamford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
  • Fergusonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergusonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
    • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
  • West Kortright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kortright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • South Kortright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Davenport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <1>
  • South Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bloomville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Gilboa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gilboa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa
      • South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
    • Charlotteville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
      • Charlotteville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotteville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in West Harpersfield ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Harpersfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Harpersfield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Harpersfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Harpersfield:

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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>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.
<4>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 Harpersfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- West Harpersfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Harpersfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4348, Longitude: -74.7235       In this case, the coordinates for West Harpersfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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