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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 Wolf Lake Landing (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 Wolf Lake Landing. 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 Wolf Lake Landing ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Wolf Lake Landing: Wolf Lk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Wolf Lk. Lndng.)

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 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.

Wolf Lake Landing 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 Wolf Lake Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf Lake Landing:

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Wolf Lake Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Landing, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Landing listed first.
    • Thendara
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
    • Northwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Beaver River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Russia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Poland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Norway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Newport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Old City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Landing, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Landing listed first.
    • Inlet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morehouseville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Raquette Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Piseco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Landing, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Landing listed first.
    • Lyonsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Port Leyden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Greig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lyons Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Collinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Number Four
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Number Four is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
    • Turin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Constableville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
    • Glendale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • East Martinsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
    • Petries Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Landing, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Landing listed first.
    • Woodgate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Redmond Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Remsen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Trenton Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Barneveld
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Trenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • East Floyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Frenchville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • North Gage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • Ava
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Wolf Lake Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf Lake Landing.

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 Wolf Lake Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woodgate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheelertown Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Brantingham Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Alder Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Boonville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...
    • Egypt Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Enlli Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sands Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Wolf Lake Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolf Lake Landing.

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

  • Minnehaha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
  • Old Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hawkinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Forestport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brantingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyonsdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
  • Alder Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Leyden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Boonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Northwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Greig
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lyons Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Locust Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • East Steuben
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
    • Collinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville

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

Newspapers Published in Wolf Lake Landing ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Lake Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Lake Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf Lake Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Wolf Lake Landing:

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 Wolf Lake Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolf Lake Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.