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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 Worcester (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 Worcester. 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 and hospitals 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.

Worcester is located in Otsego 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 Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Worcester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worcester.

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

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

  • St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Decatur Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decatur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decatur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schenevus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Draper Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Post Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Worcester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Worcester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Worcester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bliven Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bliven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bliven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Strain Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Worcester had a population of 998 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Decatur
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elk Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
  • Schenevus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Worcester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Worcester
    • East Worcester is located in Otsego County
  • Westford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
    • Westford is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westford <1>
  • South Worcester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
    • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
  • Charlotteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
    • Charlotteville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotteville <1>
  • Chaseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
  • Maryland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fergusonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergusonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
    • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
  • Westville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Harpersfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harpersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Richmondville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Richmondville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richmondville
      • West Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
    • South Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Worcester ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worcester.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Worcester. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Worcester and those printed in the larger area surrounding Worcester.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Worcester.

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 Worcester:

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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

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>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Worcester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Worcester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Worcester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5915, Longitude: -74.7505    









 

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