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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 Carley Mills (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 Carley Mills. 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 Carley Mills ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Carley Mills: Carley Mls. (or less commonly used: Carley Mlls.)

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 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.

Carley Mills is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Carley Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carley Mills, with the one closest to Carley Mills listed first.
    • Hastings
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Parish
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mallory
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Graftons Square
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • West Amboy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Dugway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
    • Prattham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
    • Central Square
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mungers Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
    • Mexico
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carley Mills, with the one closest to Carley Mills listed first.
    • Ira
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Meridian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Sterling Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Cato
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Victory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Fair Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carley Mills, with the one closest to Carley Mills listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ellisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Belleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lorraine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Worth Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Adams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Worth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carley Mills, with the one closest to Carley Mills listed first.
    • Osceola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Leisher Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Michigan Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carley Mills, with the one closest to Carley Mills listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitelaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Bolivar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Oneida Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Chittenango
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sullivan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Canastota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Sulphur Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Wampsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carley Mills, with the one closest to Carley Mills listed first.
    • Elpis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Camden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • North Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • McConnellsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Sylvan Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Blossvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Taberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Humaston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
    • Brookfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carley Mills, with the one closest to Carley Mills listed first.
    • Brewerton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Euclid
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • North Syracuse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Wrights Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Baldwinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Utica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Liverpool
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mattydale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Knolls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Village Green
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green

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

Cemeteries Near Carley Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carley Mills.

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 Carley Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Carleys Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Parish.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65680 <3>
  • French Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little France Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bidwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Colosse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mallory.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mallory Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192896 <3>
  • Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Upsons Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Maple View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 Carley Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carley Mills.

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

  • Morse
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Morse is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Hastings
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Little France
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Little France is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
  • Parish
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mallory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Colosse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colosse is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colosse
  • Hastings Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hastings Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Center
  • East Palermo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Palermo is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
  • Central Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Constantia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Constantia is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
  • West Amboy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
  • Prattham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattham is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dugway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
    • West Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Gayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville

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

Newspapers Published in Carley Mills ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carley Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carley Mills, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carley Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Carley Mills:

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- Carley Mills) 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 Carley Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.