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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 Amboy (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 Amboy. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Amboy is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

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

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Amboy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
    • Orchard Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Orchard Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Village
    • Lakeside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Fairmount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Camillus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Solvay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Seneca Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Van Buren
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Westvale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westvale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvale
    • Warners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Warners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
    • Liverpool
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Village Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
    • Meridian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sennett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Weedsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Throop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Ira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
    • Niles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Port Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • New Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Austin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
    • Cummings Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
    • Preble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Scott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • East Scott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
    • Slab City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Little York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Pratt Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
    • Truxton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crains Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
    • East Homer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • East River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • East River is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Homer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bolivar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Chittenango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sullivan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sulphur Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Chittenango Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
    • Bingley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
    • Cazenovia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rippleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Union is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Cottons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Whitelaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
    • Jewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Elpis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Sylvan Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • North Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
    • Phoenix
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hinmansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Sand Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Caughdenoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Pennellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Granby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Central Square
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Monroe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Bowens Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Constantia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
    • Tyre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Canoga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Seneca Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kuneytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Butler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Wolcott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Clyde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Amboy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amboy.

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 Amboy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amboy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Most Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Belle Isle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairmont Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherwood Robbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Warners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Warners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Loomis Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (489 more) ...
    • Liverpool Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oswego Bitter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Amboy had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Camillus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Howlett Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Howlett Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlett Hill
  • Solvay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Van Buren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Stiles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stiles is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
  • Warners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Warners is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
  • Liverpool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcellus Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
  • Memphis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Halfway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marcellus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Syracuse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Baldwinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Amboy ...

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 210 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amboy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amboy, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amboy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Amboy:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amboy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Amboy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.