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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 White Corners (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 White Corners. 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 White Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for White Corners: White Cors.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Corners.

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 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.

White Corners is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of White Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Corners, with the one closest to White Corners listed first.
    • Pratts Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Pratts
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Morrisville Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
    • Pine Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Morrisville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bouckville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecksport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Madison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Solsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Munnsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Eaton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Eaton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
    • Munns
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Corners, with the one closest to White Corners listed first.
    • Otselic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Smyrna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sherburne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Otselic Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Beaver Meadow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Button City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • North Norwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • South Otselic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • New Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Corners, with the one closest to White Corners listed first.
    • Crains Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
    • Truxton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cummings Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
    • Slab City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Solon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • East Homer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • Preble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Corners, with the one closest to White Corners listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Norwich Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Cedarville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Millers Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Corrado Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ilion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • South Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Corners, with the one closest to White Corners listed first.
    • Augusta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Oriskany Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sangerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stockwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Waterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sherrill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oneida Castle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sconondoa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
    • Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Cagwin Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Corners, with the one closest to White Corners listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pompey Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Eagle Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Mycenae
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Fabius
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Manlius
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Tall Pines Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Pompey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Log City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Corners, with the one closest to White Corners listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Constantia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Corners, with the one closest to White Corners listed first.
    • South Edmeston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Plainfield Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Edmeston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington Flats
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • West Burlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Garrattsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Snowdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Morris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Patent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Welcome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

Cemeteries Near White Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Corners.

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 White Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Morrisville.
    • The Morrisville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valley View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306069 <2>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Morrisville.
  • Pine Woods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eaton Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Eaton Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian Opening Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (432 more) ...
    • Barber Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Munnsville Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bliss Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Morrisville Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
  • Pine Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
  • Pratts
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Pratts Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
  • Bouckville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecksport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
  • West Eaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Eaton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
  • Eaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Solsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Munnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Siloam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Siloam is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stockbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Stockbridge is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Augusta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta

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

Newspapers Published in White Corners ...

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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 White Corners:

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 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.
<3>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 White Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- White Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.