New York Gazetteers

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


 * French, John Homer. Gazetteer of the State of New York. Eighth Edition. Syracuse, New York: R. Pearsall Smith, 1860. (FHL book 974.7 E5f; film 930129; fiche 6046699.) 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, New York: The Cortland County Historical Society, 1983; FHL book 974.7 E5f index 1983; 1962 edition on fiche 6051206). The 1983 edition of the index has a Supplementary Index to Place-Names.


 * Spafford, Horatio Gates. Gazetteer of the State of New York. Albany, New York: H.C. Southwick, 1813. (FHL film 808351 item 4.) The 1824 edition was reprinted as 1824 Gazetteer of New York State. Interlaken, New York; Heart of the Lakes, 1981; FHL book 974.7 E5s; film 543662 item 6.)


 * 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, Michigan: Omnigraphics, Incorporated, 1990. (FHL book Ref 973 E5o.) 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.

Web Sites

 * http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/scandoclinks/ocm35297616.htm
 * http://www.bartleby.com/69/