New York Gazetteers

Online Resources

 * Index of personal names in J. H. French's Gazetteer of the state of New York (1860)
 * Gazetteer of the state of New York by John Homer French(published 1860)

Several guides to New York place-names have been published. Some of the best are:


 * 1813: Spafford, Horatio Gates. Gazetteer of the State of New York. Albany, N.Y.: H.C. Southwick, 1813. . The 1824 edition was reprinted as 1824 Gazetteer of New York State. Interlaken, New York; Heart of the Lakes, 1981; . Available online through FamilySearch Catalog link.


 * 1842: Disturnell, John. A gazetteer of the state of New York: comprising its topography, geology, mineralogical resources, civil divisions, canals, railroads and public institutions; together with general statistics; the whole alphabetically arranged. Albany, N.Y.: Disturnell, 1842. . Available online through FamilySearch Catalog link.


 * 1860: French, John Homer. Gazetteer of the State of New York. Eighth Edition. Syracuse, N.Y.: R. Pearsall Smith, 1860. . Includes dates of settlement, early settlers, newspapers, geographical features, schools, churches, and industries. An index of personal names is Frank Place, II, compiler, Index of Persons and Names in J. H. French's Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860) (Cortland, N.Y.: The Cortland County Historical Society, 1983; index 1983; 1962 edition on fiche ). The 1983 edition of the index has a Supplementary Index to Place-Names. Available online through FamilySearch Catalog link.


 * 1990: Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America: A Guide to 1,500,000 Place-Names in the United States and Territories. 11 Volumes. Detroit, Mich.: Omnigraphics, Incorporated, 1990. . Volume two includes New York. This book lists cities, towns, parks, bodies of water, cemeteries, churches, and other physical features from the U.S. Geological Survey's database, giving latitude and longitude coordinates.