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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 Oneonta (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 Oneonta. 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 Oneonta ...

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 Oneonta: W. Oneonta

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

Neighboring Counties ...

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

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

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

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

West Oneonta 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 West Oneonta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Oneonta:

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

Cemeteries Near West Oneonta ...

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

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

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

  • Strait Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strait Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strait Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plains Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babcock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babcock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm Row Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Row Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Row Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otsdawa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otsdawa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otsdawa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopkin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Northup Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Quackenbush Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quackenbush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quackenbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Butts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Oneonta had a population of 296 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Oneonta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Otsdawa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otsdawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsdawa
    • Otsdawa is located in Otsego County
  • Laurens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • West Laurens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurens
    • West Laurens is located in Otsego County
  • Otego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Colliersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mount Vision
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Lisbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
    • New Lisbon is located in Otsego County
  • West Davenport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
    • West Davenport is located in Delaware County
  • Portlandville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Wells Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in West Oneonta ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Oneonta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Oneonta, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Oneonta.

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 helpful 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 Oneonta:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Oneonta. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 Oneonta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Oneonta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Oneonta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4723, Longitude: -75.1174    









 

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