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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 Bay Shores (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 Bay Shores. 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 Bay Shores ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bay Shores: Bay Shrs.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

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

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Bay Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shores, with the one closest to Bay Shores listed first.
    • Otisco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
    • Otisco Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
    • Rose Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Thorn Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Spafford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Cardiff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
    • Mandana
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
    • Indian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
    • LaFayette
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
      • LaFayette has also been known as:
      • LaFayette Square
      • Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <3>
    • Cards Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cards Corners
      • Cards Corners is located in Onondaga County
    • Marcellus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Assembly Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shores, with the one closest to Bay Shores listed first.
    • New Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
    • Kelloggsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • Niles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
    • Sempronius
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
    • Omro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Austin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
    • Dresserville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Cascade
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Montville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
    • Moravia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
    • Auburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shores, with the one closest to Bay Shores listed first.
    • Otselic Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otselic Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Otselic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shores, with the one closest to Bay Shores listed first.
    • Scott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Cummings Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
    • East Scott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Little York
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • Slab City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Homer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
    • East Homer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Truxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crains Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shores, with the one closest to Bay Shores listed first.
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Madison County
    • DeRuyter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Puckerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
    • Rippleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
    • Cazenovia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
      • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <3>
    • New Woodstock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
    • Bingley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
    • Chittenango Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
    • Chittenango
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
      • Chittenango is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <3>
    • Sulphur Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Bolivar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
    • Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <3>
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shores, with the one closest to Bay Shores listed first.
    • Phoenix
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hinmansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Sand Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
    • South Granby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Granby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Caughdenoy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
    • Central Square
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
      • Central Square is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <3>
    • Pennellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bowens Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • West Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
    • Constantia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shores, with the one closest to Bay Shores listed first.
    • Canoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • East Varick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Kuneytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Kidders
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Seneca Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Interlaken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Romulus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ovid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shores, with the one closest to Bay Shores listed first.
    • Groton City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Groton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • West Groton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • North Lansing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • McLean
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Peruville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • East Lansing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Freeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <3>
    • Lake Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
    • Dryden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
    • Myers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
    • Lansing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Bay Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Shores.

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

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

  • Stanton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Borodino Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borodino Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borodino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burtis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spafford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spafford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otisco Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otisco Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otisco Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vesper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vesper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vesper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Onondaga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Onondaga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Onondaga 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.<4>

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

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

  • Otisco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
    • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
  • Amber
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber is located in Onondaga County
  • Otisco Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
    • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
  • Borodino
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Spafford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
    • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
  • Navarino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarino
    • Navarino is located in Onondaga County
  • Marietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <3>
  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
  • Thorn Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
  • New Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
  • South Onondaga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Onondaga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Onondaga
    • South Onondaga is located in Onondaga County
  • Shamrock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shamrock is located in Onondaga County
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    • Glen Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
    • South Spafford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Spafford
      • South Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Cardiff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff 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 Bay Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Shores.

Newspapers Published in Bay Shores ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Shores, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay Shores.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bay Shores:

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

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>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 Bay Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bay Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8623, Longitude: -76.2741       In this case, the coordinates for Bay Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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