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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 Air City (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 Air City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Air City is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Air City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Air City, with the one closest to Air City listed first.
    • Stanwix
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanwix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
      • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
    • Rome
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
    • Camelot Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Oneida County
    • Floyd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
    • Camroden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Dix
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
      • Dix is located in Oneida County
    • Bartlett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
    • Westernville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oriskany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany
      • Oriskany is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany <2>
    • Greenway Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
      • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Greenway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Oneida County
    • Lowell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Oneida County
    • Blackmans Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
      • Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Air City, with the one closest to Air City listed first.
    • Russia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Norwich Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Poland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • Cold Brook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Corrado Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Old City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
    • Middleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Norway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Gray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Ilion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <2>
    • Herkimer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Air City, with the one closest to Air City listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leisher Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
    • Constableville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Port Leyden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Lyons Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Lyonsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Turin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Turin is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Air City, with the one closest to Air City listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
    • Oneida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
    • Valley Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Wampsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
      • Munns is located in Madison County
    • Munnsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Canastota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
    • Clockville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Solsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsville
      • Solsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsville <2>
    • Cottons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
    • Peterboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Air City, with the one closest to Air City listed first.
    • Tall Pines Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Kirkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Air City, with the one closest to Air City listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Nicholsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
    • Redfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Constantia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Gayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
  • Otsego County
    • Plainfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County

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

Newspapers Published in Air City ...

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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Air City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Air City, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Air City.

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 either 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 Air City:

Cemeteries Near Air City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Air City.

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Oneida County Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oneida County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oneida County Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Rome Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hoagg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoagg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoagg Cemetery
  • Hamil Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamil Cemetery
  • Dix Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dix Cemetery
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
  • Polish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
  • Delta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delta Cemetery
  • Link Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Link Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Link Cemetery
  • Continue List   (344 more) ...
    • Greenway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenway Cemetery
    • Hazard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazard Cemetery
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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>

While we didn't find Air City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Air City.

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

  • Stanwix
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanwix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
    • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
  • Ridge Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills
    • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Rome
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
  • Dix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Dix is located in Oneida County
  • Floyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Camroden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Camroden is located in Oneida County
  • Bartlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
  • Coonrod
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coonrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
    • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
  • Greenway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Greenway is located in Oneida County
  • Lowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Oneida County
  • Oriskany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany
    • Oriskany is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany <2>
  • Stittville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stittville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittville
    • Stittville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stittville <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Westernville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Verona Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
      • Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Westmoreland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Air City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Air City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2201, Longitude: -75.4224       In this case, the coordinates for Air City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Air City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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