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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 Bingley (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 Bingley. 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.

Bingley is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Bingley)
  • Cayuga County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bingley, with the one closest to Bingley listed first.
    • Otselic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Otselic Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Meadow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • Sherburne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirk
      • From Bingley to Kirk
    • North Norwich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Button City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland County
  • Oneida County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bingley, with the one closest to Bingley listed first.
    • Eagle Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Mycenae
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mycenae
      • From Bingley to Mycenae
    • Delphi Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Manlius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
    • Kirkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tall Pines Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Log City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Lyndon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
    • Minoa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <2>
    • Fabius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County

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

Cemeteries Near Bingley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bingley.

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

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

  • Haight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chittenango Falls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chittenango Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chittenango Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fenner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Needham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ballou Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballou Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Munger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (424 more) ...
    • Perryville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perryville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Southwell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

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

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

  • Chittenango Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cazenovia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Fenner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner
    • Fenner is located in Madison County
  • Rippleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Perryville is located in Madison County
  • Nelson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Madison County
  • Oran
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Onondaga County
  • Pompey Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Chittenango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Cottons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Mycenae
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mycenae
      • From Bingley to Mycenae
    • Manlius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Bingley ...

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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bingley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bingley.

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 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 Bingley:

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

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>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.
<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 Bingley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bingley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bingley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9617, Longitude: -75.8308    









 

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