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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 Whitesboro (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 Whitesboro. 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 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 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.

Whitesboro is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Whitesboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesboro, with the one closest to Whitesboro listed first.
    • New York Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Yorkville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Oriskany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • New Hartford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Utica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Utica is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Deerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Clark Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Westmoreland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Floyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartlett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesboro, with the one closest to Whitesboro listed first.
    • Button City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesboro, with the one closest to Whitesboro listed first.
    • Crum Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
    • Emmonsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesboro, with the one closest to Whitesboro listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Corrado Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Poland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Russia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Kast Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Old City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Cold Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ilion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Middleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Mohawk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesboro, with the one closest to Whitesboro listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Leisher Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesboro, with the one closest to Whitesboro listed first.
    • Valley Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Kenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Munns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Solsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Bouckville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts Hollow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Pratts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Wampsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Brookfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery County
    • Mindenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesboro, with the one closest to Whitesboro listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Brighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington Flats
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Edmeston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • West Burlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Snowdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Springfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • South Edmeston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Cattown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • Middle Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village

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

Cemeteries Near Whitesboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitesboro.

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

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

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

  • Grandview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glenside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Israe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Weeber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (380 more) ...
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whitesboro had a population of 1,663 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whitesboro had a population of 3,582 people.

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

  • New York Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Yorkville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maynard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maynard is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Oriskany
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hartford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Utica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Utica is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
  • Marcy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Walesville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesville
  • Deerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Kirkland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Washington Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Westmoreland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Floyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Chadwicks
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Whitesboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitesboro.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Whitesboro ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitesboro.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Whitesboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Whitesboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Whitesboro.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of Whitesboro.

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 Whitesboro:

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