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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Wheelertown (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 Wheelertown. 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 northwest 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 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.

Wheelertown is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Wheelertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelertown, with the one closest to Wheelertown listed first.
    • Northwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Russia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gray
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Poland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Norway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Old City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Middleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Thendara
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
    • Salisbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelertown, with the one closest to Wheelertown listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Middle Sprite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Crum Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelertown, with the one closest to Wheelertown listed first.
    • Morehouseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Piseco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Inlet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelertown, with the one closest to Wheelertown listed first.
    • Lyonsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Port Leyden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Leyden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Collinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Constableville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Turin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Greig
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leisher Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • East Martinsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelertown, with the one closest to Wheelertown listed first.
    • Prospect
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Remsen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodgate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Barneveld
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • North Gage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • East Floyd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Boonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Camroden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden

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

Cemeteries Near Wheelertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheelertown.

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 Wheelertown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wheelertown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Enlli Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Capel Bont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Penn-Y-Caerau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pen Y Graig Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...
    • Capel Isaf Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Capel Ucha Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Century Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Northwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Ohio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Remsen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alder Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • East Steuben
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
  • Trenton Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
  • Russia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
  • Gravesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
  • Cold Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gray
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Poland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Wheelertown ...

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 Wheelertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheelertown, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheelertown.

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 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 Wheelertown:

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 Wheelertown, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheelertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.