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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 Wetmore (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 Wetmore. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Wetmore is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Wetmore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetmore, with the one closest to Wetmore listed first.
    • West Martinsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Martinsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Michigan Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Glendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Martinsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Rector
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Watson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Lewis County
    • Turin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Turin is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
    • Greig
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
    • Collinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
  • Herkimer County
    • Thendara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetmore, with the one closest to Wetmore listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worth Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Worth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
    • East Rodman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Rodman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Carthage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
    • West Carthage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Lorraine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Herrings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • Deferiet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
      • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <2>
    • Great Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Adams Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Black River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
    • Mannsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetmore, with the one closest to Wetmore listed first.
    • Boonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Redmond Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Ava
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Point Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
    • Camden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
    • Brookfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
    • Frenchville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • Taberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
    • Westernville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Blossvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Humaston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Humaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
    • McConnellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McConnellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetmore, with the one closest to Wetmore listed first.
    • Redfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chateaugay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Orwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Altmar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Altmar is located in Oswego County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <2>
    • Lacona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Albion Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Pulaski
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Dugway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dugway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • West Amboy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Amboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County

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

Cemeteries Near Wetmore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wetmore.

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

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

  • Ashback Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Martinsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Martinsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Martinsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdicks Crossing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaches Bridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaches Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaches Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebblie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebblie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebblie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collinsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sands Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sands Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Gallup Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallup Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Constableville.
    • Contableville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Contableville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Contableville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Constableville.
      • The Contableville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Contableville Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65888 <5>

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 Wetmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wetmore.

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

  • West Martinsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
  • Martinsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Parkers is located in Lewis County
  • Windecker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windecker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windecker
    • Windecker is located in Lewis County
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • East Martinsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
    • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
  • Rector
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Rector is located in Lewis County
  • Turin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Turin is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
  • Watson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Lewis County
  • Bushes Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushes Landing
    • Bushes Landing is located in Lewis County
  • Hooker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lewis County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Harrisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
    • Collinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Greig
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Wetmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wetmore.

Newspapers Published in Wetmore ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wetmore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wetmore, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wetmore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wetmore:

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wetmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wetmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6978, Longitude: -75.5591       In this case, the coordinates for Wetmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Wetmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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