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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 Austin (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 Austin. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Austin is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Austin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austin.

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

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

  • West Niles Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Niles Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Niles Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conklin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Owasco Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owasco Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owasco Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humphrey Howland Burial
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Howland Burial
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Howland Burial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twelve Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twelve Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twelve Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Devine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babcock Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babcock Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babcock Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fordyce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fordyce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fordyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bernard's Old Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard's Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard's Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Parsell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Farmyard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Austin had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ensenore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensenore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensenore
    • Ensenore is located in Cayuga County
  • Omro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
    • Omro is located in Cayuga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Omro
    • From Austin to Omro
  • Cascade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cascade
    • From Austin to Cascade
  • Niles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Owasco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
    • Owasco is located in Cayuga County
  • Degroff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Degroff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degroff
    • Degroff is located in Cayuga County
  • Kelloggsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mandana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrifield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
    • Merrifield is located in Cayuga County
  • Venice Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Center
    • Venice Center is located in Cayuga County
  • New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fleming
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Cayuga County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Mapleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Cayuga County
    • Moravia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Borodino
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borodino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borodino
      • Borodino is located in Onondaga County

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

Newspapers Published in Austin ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Austin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austin, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Austin.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Austin:

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Austin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Austin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8109, Longitude: -76.4704    









 

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