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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 Abell Corners (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 Abell Corners. 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 Abell Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Abell Corners: Abell Cors.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Abell Corners is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Abell Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abell Corners:
- Madison County (The home county of Abell Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Cazenovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rippleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- New Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Bingley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Chittenango Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Peterboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Puckerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Chittenango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Sempronius
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Dresserville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Kelloggsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Niles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Summer Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Otselic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Otselic Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- South Otselic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pitcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Norwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Button City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Norwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Crains Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Truxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Preble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- East Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- East River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East Scott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Solon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Oneida Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Sherrill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Augusta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Sconondoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Oriskany Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cagwin Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
- Sangerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stockwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Agnes Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Blackmans Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Delphi Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Watervale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Eagle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Fabius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Log City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Log City is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
- Pompey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manlius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Mycenae
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Apulia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Jamesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Constantia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nicholsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Gayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- West Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Otsego County
- South Edmeston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- Tompkins County
- Groton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abell Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Abell Corners.
Cemeteries Near Abell Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abell Corners.
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 Abell Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abell Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Lyons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welsh Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lyons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Delphi Falls Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delphi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Abell Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Abell Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Abell Corners, with the one closest to Abell Corners listed first.
- Cazenovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Rippleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- New Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Bingley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Erieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fenner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fenner is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner
- Chittenango Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Pompey Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perryville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Oran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oran is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Watervale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fabius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Pompey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abell Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abell Corners.
Newspapers Published in Abell Corners ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abell Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abell Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abell Corners.
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 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 Abell Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
- Tompkins County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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 Abell Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Abell Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |